Sam Francis (1923-1994), Untitled. Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013

stamped with the Sam Francis Estate stamp and facsimile signature stamp (on the reverse); acrylic on canvas; 48 x 12in. (122 x 30.5cm.). Painted in 1986. Estimate £40,000 - £60,000

Provenance: The Estate of Sam Francis, California.
Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam.
Galerie Guy Pieters, Saint Paul de Vence.
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2007.

Literature: D. Burchett-Lere (ed.), Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, 1923-1994, Berkeley 2011, no. 1238, DVD I (illustrated in colour).

Notes: This work is included in the Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, 1946-1994, with number SFF.1238, edited by Debra Burchett-Lere and published by the University of California Press 2011 and alternatively registered with the Sam Francis Foundation under archive number SFP86-26.

Christie's. Post-War and Contemporary Art (Day Auction) 14 February 2013 London, King Street